How is this different from the current consumption and exploitation of animals? Ota Benga at the Bronx Zoo holding a chimpanzee (1906) Around the beginning of the last century—in 1906, to be exact—the 4’11” Ota Benga was featured in an infamous… 515 more words Ota Benga: The Congolese Pygmy Who Became a Zoo Exhibit — TheContinue reading “Ota Benga: The Congolese Pygmy Who Became a Zoo Exhibit — The Vale Magazine”
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Regressing to the human form
He walks along the street dancingon his coat that’s a bit too big for himhe doesn’t care thoughhe’s grinning ear to earhis head’s hung lowbopping to the beat of a songhe hops on the edge of the streetand twirls back down when feelshe moves at the right partsand laughs at the mess upshe keeps dancing,Continue reading “Regressing to the human form”
Why do I detest the concept of marriage?
Foreign kid
You were a pretty fun loving kid, what happened? My name started getting weirder My skin started getting darker My culture started to get different I started getting insecure